ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ City Universityβs Meinders School of Business has rescheduled its Leadership & Public Administration certificate programs to Nov. 4-6 for those seeking elected office or wanting to learn more about what it is like to serve as an elected official on a school board, city council or state legislature. The programs were rescheduled from the spring due to the coronavirus.
The three non-partisan programs will be presented by members of the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Senate and House, state agency representatives, ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ mayors, public education officials and others knowledgeable about ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ state and municipal government. Classes will be held on the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ campus. Tuition is $350, and prerequisites are not required.
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be awarded a certificate in Leadership in Public Administration in the Legislature, Municipalities or School Board track.
Enrollment is open to anyone interested in enhancing their knowledge of public service and administration.
βThis is our third year for the program and we have an outstanding lineup of state, city and education professionals scheduled to deliver a top-notch experience for attendees,β said Susan Winchester, director of the Leadership & Public Administration certificate program.
Winchester, a former member of the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ House of Representatives, knows firsthand how beneficial a public leadership program can be.
βWhen I was a freshman legislator, it was difficult to absorb all of the inner workings of state government,β Winchester said. βI knew the issues when I was elected, but had no idea how all of the moving parts of government worked. A program like this would have been hugely beneficial to me, and I am thankful that ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ and our partners -the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Academy, ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Municipal League and the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ State School Boards Association - have joined together to bring this important program to the public.β
Classes will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day and will include dinner receptions Nov. 4 and 5, with the latter held at the ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ Hall of Fame/Gaylord Pickens Museum. The program will conclude at noon Nov. 6.
For more information and to enroll, visit www.okcu.edu/lpa. Enrollment will remain open until the program begins in November.
